perldiver

Someone on the street near me just started playing some kind of woodwind that I don't recognize, and playing it really well. 

Could be a recorder.  It has a clear piping sound, not like the breathy tone of panpipes; the notes are individual, not continuous the way a flute sounds.  It's too high for an oboe or, I think, a clarinet.

Whatever.  I really like it.

Yay, New York!!!  You rock!